TPi May 2015

business & market news

Victaulic appoints head of HVAC in UK

launching in 2015 and which will have a huge impact on our clients’ productivity and profitability. My vision for UK clients is to build a network centred around customer relationships. A very strong foundation has already been built, and our aim is to enhance our customer support in the UK even further.” Since 1919, Victaulic has been a producer of grooved mechanical couplings and pipe-joining systems. The company has 15 major manufacturing facilities, and 28 branches worldwide. With more than 900 active global patents, Victaulic solutions are at work in 115 countries across diverse business lines including oil and gas, chemical, mining, power generation, water and wastewater treatment, military and marine, as well as commercial building and fire protection.

has 11 years’ experience in similar sales roles.

In his new position, Mr Breidinger will be responsible for expanding the growing UK HVAC and industrial markets. He brings to his new role a wealth of industry experience including building teams of salespeople and implementing and supporting distribution networks. He will focus on further developing the Victaulic prefabrication concepts, showing the ease of designing with Victaulic software packages and introducing new product lines to the markets to help clients speed up their installations. Commenting on his new position, Mr Breidinger said, “I am very much looking forward to supporting Victaulic clients, both existing and new, in the UK market and introducing them to a range of new and innovative products which will be

Jared Breidinger

Victaulic, a global manufacturer of mechanical pipe joining systems, has appointed Jared Breidinger to lead its HVAC team in the UK. Mr Breidinger joins Victaulic from the USA, where he

Victaulic – UK www.victaulic.com

Contract for Egina project, offshore Nigeria UK subsea engineering firm FES International, a provider of fluid transfer systems, has won a $2mn contract to supply bend stiffener connectors (BSCs) to oil and gas contractor Saipem. chosen by them once again. Repeat business like this is an affirmation of the quality of our products and services. We’ve provided fluid transfer solutions for Total projects all over the world, such as CLOV, Martin Linge and Ichthys, and we’re proud to be adding this one to the growing list.” FES International – UK fes@fesltd.co.uk www.fesinternational.co.uk

The BSCs will be used by global energy company Total at its third deep offshore development off the coast of Nigeria. The field is currently under development and the production is scheduled to begin by the end of 2017. The Egina project consists of five dynamic umbilicals, and the BSCs will connect them to the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. FES International provides a range of BSCs to assist the installation of bend stiffeners on offshore deep sea drilling operations. Products are tailored to suit the specific requirements of both the project and the end user. Rob Anderson, managing director at FES International, commented, “We have a successful track record of working with Saipem, and are delighted to have been

FES International managing director Rob Anderson

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